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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
373 | 488 | 397 | 148 | 560 | 2614 | 3678 | 4257 | 4010 | 3406 | 2863 | 2542 | 2248 | 2153 | 2122 | 2402 | 3533 | 5138 | 7522 | 6786 | 5547 | 4260 | 3577 | 2982 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.76m | 00:45AM1.76m | 1:14PM1.76m | 1:32AM1.72m | 2:00PM1.76m | 2:16AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.22m | 6:30PM0.29m | 6:55AM0.26m | 7:20PM0.33m | 7:40AM0.29m | 8:07PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
 kJ | 373 | 488 | 397 | 114 | 126 | 2614 | 3678 | 4257 | 4010 | 3406 | 2863 | 2542 | 2248 | 2153 | 2122 | 2402 | 3533 | 5138 | 7522 | 6786 | 5547 | 4260 | 3577 | 2982 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 11 | S 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 167 | 56 | 56 | 148 | 560 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | S 16 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 8 | 3 | 127 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 22 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
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